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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10
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There Is movement on foot to form a
press association, to be composed of the
newspaper men Of Manitoba and the
northwest, outside of Winnipeg.
Free veterinary clinics are held at the
Illinois university, and the farmers Of
the neighbOrhood, who bring in their
sick stock, derive much benefit, as dc the
students.
4 granite tile on exhibition in a show
window at Detroit is over 800 years old,
and said is to have been taken from the
tomb of William the Conqueror at Caen,
Normandy.
A railroad station agent ct Dunkirl,,
n. Y, in his leisure time has whitfield
out of $50 pieces OF wood a perfect model
Of locomotive and tender. lie was five
months at the job.
At the mint at Hamburg, Germany,
they are at present coming 25.000.0C
pieces Of bronze coins for the kingdom Of
Siam, indo-China. The bronze plates
are supplied by Rhenish factory.
The finest relic Of the mound builders
yet discovered was dug up from mound
near Neillsvillc, Va, recently. It is an
implement resembling an adze and is
made of pure copper. 1t weighs fola
and one-half pounds,
The queen regent of Spain has signe1
decree authorizing the construction Of
six ironclads Of 1000 tons each, which
| shall be capable of attaining q sTeed OF
sixteen to twenty miles an hof-r; also
four large and sixty small torpedo boats.
The cloak and helmet of red feathers
given by Capt. Cook to the king Of the
Sandwich Islands and worn by the king
" as recently found in a closet at York
fhire, England, where they had been lost
for many years.
| The Philadelphia Times AYERS that one
| # its writers this summer did England,
| Ghe Low Countries, the Rhine aud Swift
zerland, spent a week in Rome, another
| In Paris and a longer time in London,
/ travelling comfortably and seeing all that
the average tourist expects to see, and
got back to Philadelphia with something
left out of $780,"
Ten years ago the eighteen principal
wall paper manufacturers in this country
formed pool, and held to uniformity in
prices ill last July, when the pool was
broken. But the disastrous effect on the
smaller concerns predicted at the time
has not followed, and prices for standard
goods have not altered hair. Cheaper
grades, however, have not been so low i'll
price in twenty years as at present.
A Cleveland minister endeavored to ex-
plain in his sermon the vexed question
where Cain got his wife without marry
ing his sister. He advanced the theory
that previous to the advent of Adam the
earth was peopled by an unknown but
highly civilized race and that it was from
the daughters Of these prehistoric settlers
that Cain chose his spouse.
An iron column, twenty three feet
long and weighing over G,000 pounds
part of new lighthouse being built, was
recently landed at Bishop Rock, England
and a storm coming up, was left lasheC
by a half inch chain at each end t.
strong eyebolts. Three days afterwarC
the worl1nlen returned and found thai
the column had been tossed up by thS
waves twenty feet to the top Of the rock
where it was swaying about like q piece
Of timber.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

Sitting in the office of the comptroller
of the treasury the other day were two
gentlemen waiting for the preparation of
some document which the bureau was
just about compiling. On the wall oppo-
site hung a fine oil portrait of Salmon p.
Chase, the first comptroller, showing
him as a handsome, forid faced man,
without beard and with head partially
bald.
That doesn't look much as he did a
Eal~ ago, " eaiI ore of them, noting the
handsome portrait.
"A year ago: why, he has been dead
these ten years or more. hasn't he?''
eyes, eighteen Of them. Yet I saw
him only & year a@o with full beard and
a fun head Of hair, very different from
the picture you sea before u.s."
'Wbat DO you lean?"
''5imply this: l vas present when
his remains were taken from Oak View
cemetery for Transmission to Cincinnati q
year ego. Ai,hon n seventeen years had
elapsed the remains were still in an
almcs. perfect sts te. The features were
entirely Gl5tiITu,ahahle to those who
knew him in LIE The clothing was in
& perfect state OF preservation The
principal changes were that the face was
d3til, and instead Of being smooth, as
w4s his custom in life, it was covered
= ,th Il full growth Of beard, two inches
{ so in length and mixed with gray.
The head, which voG see was bald in life,
was covered with q full suit of hair,
partly gray. Omaha Herald.
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Plants afford examples pf excessive ir-
ritabiiity, arising from imperfect nutri-
ton. Some sensitive plants were sowed
in clear sand, and others in vegetable
mold mixed with sand in different proper
tions. The first, which had nothing but
air to feed upon, langujshed and died;
they were extremely sensitive to the
slightest touch; breath or slight motion
of the pot made them droop. Those
plants which had third or twQ-thirds of
vegetable mold were still irritable, but in
less degree, and would not bloom.
Those which had pure vegetable earth be-
came robust and nearly insepsitivc: strik-
ing their leaves with stick would make
them double up, but they would unfold
again almost in an instant. Popular
Science Monthly.
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In fact, journalism in New York is not
much in the hands of the elders. There
are comparatively few men engaged in
tie profession who have passed the ffti-
th mile post. From So 60 AZ are the
Usual ages, and so through any of the
fhabby, dingy little barns and rat holes
chat serve az offices for the newspapers
and you will rarely see gray head in
them. What becomes of the old journal
lists is almost as much of problem as
what becomes of the old moons or the
lost pins. 1t is the necessity of the pro-
fession that makes it so The first need
is to keep in warm and intimate touch
with the times, and most men harden
into set opinions and their impressions
crystalline after so; they get out of SYM
pathy with the new and rising generation
and make way for younger men who un-
derstand the situation better. That part
of the proposition is simple enough, but
what becomes Of these older men when
pushed out OF the way | can't answer,
for don't know and never have found
any one who can tell me.-New Yor.
Cor Brooklyn Eagle.
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RATlONS AT FORT RENO.
Arapahoes and Cheyennes at the Govern.
ment Commissary Building.

Arapahoes and Cheyennes at the Govern,
ment Commissary Building.
Ration day at Fort Reno presents all
exciting scene. There are 37S families of
-Arapahoes, containing $50 men. 563
women and 1,179 children, or total of
2,400 persons. OF Cheyennes there are
73S families, containing 913 men, LOCI
women and 2,313 children-a total of
4,2S7 Cheyenne men, women and chill
dren. These 6,6S7 Cheyenne and Arapa-
hoe Indians are all fed and clothed by the
government, each family of six receiv,aino
per week six and half ioounds Of coffoo
TWO ann > :. quarter pounds of sugar and
eight pounds Gf flour, in addi-
ton to beef. The government COM
missary building is within a stones
throw OF the Canadian river.
Thither every Monday morning the
hungry Indians crowd for their weekly
supply of food. Each band of forty-five
elects representative, who is given
ticket numbered from one to fourteen.
This representative presents his ticket
every Monday morning, the supply agent
punches one of the numbers and gives
the bearer his coffee, sugar and flour, and
an order for one beef. At the end of the
quarter, when the fourteen numbers are
all punched, another ticket is issued.
Let us follow the chief after he has
had his ticket punched and received an
order for beef. His eyes glitter, bis
nostrils expand, his painted face looks
more horrible than ever. The other men
of the band leap on their horses. They
ride to the stock pen; the agent takes the
order and turns over to the chief bull
or an OK. The poor brute leaves the pen
dazed-coDfused; in moment confusion
gives way to wild terror. The Indian
bucks, horrible in their brilliant paints,
give vent to a series of unearthly yells,
and begin a chase that often lasts for
hours. They goad the bull with spears.
run it hither and thither, shouting and
yelling the meanwhile as though they
were mad.
At length, tired of this savage sport, one
of the band fires his rifle and puts an end
to the poor beasts misery. The bull no
sooner falls than the braves surround
him. whip out their knives, cut his throat
and drink the warm blood and eat the
warm, raw flesh, They like the hot
blood and flesh, and it is to secure this,
as much as for the excitement, that they
indulge in this wild chase every ration
DAY at the Reno agency. When their
gluttonous appetite is satisfied, the
squaws take the remains of the carcass
and busy themselves picking CLEAN the
bones, while the bucks sleep off the effect
of their orgy. For two or three days
they gormandize; the rest of the week,
until ration day comes again, they half
starve. Such is the result of the govern
ment's method of caring for its wards
Lee Meriwether in The Cosmopolitan.
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The G-yeaT-old day4ghter of Frederick
E. Lolx, Florence, is probably the proud
est and most delighted child in the city.
During the president 5 visit here last Sep
tembcr she decided to make him the
recipient Of a bouquet of wild flowers,
which she had gathered and arranged.
Without telling any me of her deternli-
nation, little Florente proceeded to the
Lafayette hotel, and giving the bunch of
wild flowers to the hotel clerk, asked him
that it might be sent to the president.
Florence was very much surprised, but
not at all disconnected, when the clerk,
calling bell boy, placed her in his care
that she might make the gift in person.
On entering the rooms occupied by the
chief magistrate, the child walked
straight up to him and, presenting the
flowers, said: Il picked these on purpose
for you, Mr. President. - The president,
showing in his face the pleasure which
the childish gift and simplicity called
forth, asked he's name. This she readily
gave, without, however, giving her resi-
dence, and, after being kissed by the
president. she returned to her home ON
South Sixth street.
Inc parents OF the child could scarcely
credit the story when she told them of
the incident Of the day, but they were
convinced a few days ago when the por-
trait Of the president, with an autograph
letter of thanks, arrived at their house
directed to Florence. She was rejoiced
upon receiving SO much notice from the
president. and desired that she might
write letter TO him thanking him for
his remembrance. Her teacher was re-
quested by her to write the letter, but re-
fused, telling her that she would be able
in a few weeks to write it herself. Ever
since then Florence has been laboring
faithfully 10 accomplish that end, and
looks forward with delight to the time
when she will have reached the height of
her ambition. In iinding the address of
his little admirer The president employed
the aid Of the Philadelphia postofice.
The name was given to every letter car
rier by Postmaster Harrity with instruc-
ttans to inquire il such a child lived on
their route. After patient search Flor
ence was found and the presidential pres
ent was forwarded to its destination.-
Philadelphia Call.
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sohn's 'Eijah," Meyerbeer's Corona
ton March, rolling on and up in surges
that billowed against the heavens. The
mighty cadences within were accompa-
MED on the outside 10y the ringing of the
bells OF the city and cannon on the COM
mons, in exact time with the music dis
charged by electricity, laundering then
awful bars Of harmony that astounded
all nations. Sometimes bowed my head
and wept Sometimes | stood up in the
enchantment, and sometimes the effect
was so overpowering l felt ! could not
endure it. When all the voices were in
full chorus, and all the batons in full
ware, and all the orchestra in full
triumph, and a hundred anvils under
mighty hammers were in full clang, and
all the towers of the city rolled III their
majestic sweetness, and the whole build
ing quaked with the boom OF thirty can
non, Parepa Rosa, with voice thai wal
never again be equaled on earth until
the archangelic voice proclainls that time
shall he no longer, rose above all other
eopnds in her rendering of our national
air, the ''Star Spangled Banner" 1t
was too much for a mortal, and quite
enough for an immortal, TO hear, and
while some tainted, one womanly spirit,
released under It's power, sped away
to be with God. o Lord, our God,
quickly usher in the whole world s
peace jubilee, and all islands of the
sea join the Ave continents, and
all the voices and musical instru-
ments of all nations combine, and
the organs that ever soundedsrequiem of
sorrow sound only grand march Of joy,
and all the bells that tolled for burial
ring for resurrection, and all the cannon
that ever hurled death across the nations
sound to eternal victory, and over all the
acclaim Of earth and nlinstreisy of heaven
there will be heard one voice sweeter and
mightier than any human or angelic
voice, q voice once full of tears, but then
full of triumph, the voice Of Christ say
ing: Il am Alpha and Omega, the be
ginning and the end, the first and the
last" Then, at the laying Of the top
stone Of the world S history, the same
voices shall be heard as when at the lay
ing OF, the worlds corner stone 'the
morning stars sang together
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

The emperor of Germany recently re-
ceived the Chinese ambassador, who pre-
sented him with number Of handsome
birthday gifts, though several months
have now elapsed since he celebrated his
ninetieth birthday. Accompanying these
gifts, which include several pieces of
splendid silk tapestry embroidered with
historical and NEUROLOGICAL Chinese fig
ures, a number of vases and other arti-
cles of porcelain, was letter conveying
the congratulations of the Chinese en-
peror. or.-Chicago Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

DIR, julius Pohlmann, in an inter, ting
article on THE Human Tech Viewed n
Ne Light Of Evolution. shows tl. ir.
adequacy Of many of the eS .laEa,i0u o.
the poor teeth of modern Il, rs. l'p aa-
hevcs that people have poor .,eth aa they
have poor muscles, Eccauec ,hey au, nrs
used enough. The food OF the 0r rut
day is cooked, softened, ard lnrl Uar-
ticles removed, children Az hvou. ZIP
on soft foods. and in general urr t.a
tendency TO allow the teeth 90 l4pao' .. DID,
harmful desuetGdc. Boston JOUu.i .r
Health,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

The Audubon society for the protection
Ok birds, founded in February, 1886, has
Iained a membership roll of 10000,
epresenting all parts of the United States
md Canada. Not less notable than this
remarkable numerical strength is the
society's success in practically accom-
plishing the peculiar mission its promot-
ers had in view. The Audubon workers
have not only killed the barbarous fashion
of bird feather wearing by women, but
they are steadily promoting a widespread
interest in bird study, and awakening a
general appreciation of birds in their re-
lation to agriculture and other interests
of mankind. Public Opinion.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

When the war broke out, we of the
south placed great reliance on the Texas
rangers TO furnish us with magnificent
cavalry, and the same belief pervaded the
north, where they were greatly dreaded
But the experience of a few mQnths
proved that as cavalry they were utterly
worthless, and this because they did not
know how to ride. This statement will
doubtless appear most extraordinary, but
those acquainted with the subject will
fully bear me out in it.
The Texas rangers were perfectly at
home in the saddle, could ride the widest
horse with ease, and as far as sticking on
went, We're probably the best horsemen
IN the world. But in spite of this they
were about the worst cavalrymen imagin-
able, because they could not be made to
see the necessity of taking care of their
horses. Schooled in q land where men
were few and horses a drug in the market,
| they would ride horse to death III few
| laws, and after two weeks campaign
scarcely a dozen serviCeable mounts
would be found in an entire regiment.
| Had the armies possessed four or five
horses to every cavalryman, the Texas
rangers would have been unsurpassed,
out with only one horse to man they
soon became nothing but an incum-
oranee, AS the war went on they became
most effective troops, but not until they
had ceased to be cowboys and learned to
ride like cavalrymen. As cavalrymen
they were excellent, but as long as they re-
nained rangers they We're an unmitigated
nuisance. Elk Confederate in Globe
! Democrat,
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IN A HAMMOCK.

Most sweet it is within this circle made
OF deeper green than the outlying grass,
Whereon the sun strikes straight this ring oi
shade
With tent of freighted apple boughs where pass
A thousand lances through of light.
mass
OF satin leaves lean back and bear some fruit
To the suns favor. Down from bough to root
The apples drop too heavy for the stem
With ripeness. One knows not if scent of them
Is better, or their golden dashed with red
Unto the eye, or when they're cloven through
The flavor of them, after that they drew
Into their veins what honey was not shed
Within their blossoms when the bees had fed.
The sound of rustling husl1s on idle airs
Comes softly. How the regal dahlia shares
Great spiendor with the marigolds. The quaint
Petunia gives us breath as soft and faint
As film Of its one petal Salvias flame
And coieus burn upon the lawn, the same
AS in all olden autumns. Trellised vine
Shows dusky purple of some unmade wine
The fragrant, very dir about us is
As nectar drawn through scented chalices
OF flower and fruit, for mind and body's gooa
And so cue feeds upon the sounds, scents ligh a
So sating the souls hunger with souls food,
And cannot drink enough Of these delights
One turns the leaves of nature to forget
The leaves uncut of latest novelette,
Jennie Maxwell Paine in Brooklyn Eagl,.
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"Colored" weddings are among the
fashionable experiments in the east. The
regulation toilet Of white silk prevails
with brides, but the chromatic style may
be run and rerpn before a color is found
suitable to the bridesmaids, At yellow
weddings only brunettes are chosen, and
either soft silk, Lrccade, tulle or plush is
used in the costumes. The maids carry
Neil roses, the Wedding table is orna-
mented with yellow and thai color is used
about the reception room, wherever prac-
teal. A. blue vyeddlngs the maids of
honor dress in pale blue moire and trans
parent cloth, ana the favors from the
groom arc turquoise, Bunches Of blue
hydrangia are used for hand bouquets,
and blue asters for house decoration
Chicago Times.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

The tourists made a journey through
Newton'S frcbrick works recently and
found one of the members OF the firm
tasting of bits Of blue Jersey clay in the
big yard in the rear Of the works. This
is the only sure way to distinguish a
frst class quality of clay, such as we
use in the manufacture of friedrich, he
said, as he nibbled at another piece Of
lighter colored clay. ''If the clay has a
salty taste know that it is genuine and
viii answer our purpose, bat if it has a
fat and Gull taste it is not genuine and
Will not answer Friedrich is made Of a
mixture Of various qualities Of clay,
which is ground into a thick paste with
small quantities Of various kinds of
sand. Albany Journal,
In the state of Maine one man can
J shoot bat three deer during the year, and
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-10

'tYou complain of having to pay your
pastors salary" eaid an old miller. Il
will pay it for you, and you shall not feel
it.. At the end of the year he brought
in a receipt in full for the salary from
the pastor, ard then he exclaimed: Il
did it by taking L little toll when you
sent your grain TO my mill, and / took so
little that none of you felt it. You see
how easily the pastor can be paid. y
Religious HegalG>
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The pilots house is furnished in pc
euliar nlanner--partly like n ship, partly
like parlor. There is a prevalence of
nautical pictures and engravings inter
spersed with bric-a-brac from every por.
ton Cf the globe. This is accounted for
by the Fact that nearly every sea captain
makes presents OF all kinds to the pilot
that rings his ship into harbor. Monkeys
and parrots are the common gifts, while
now and then rich rug, a shawl or a
piece of rare silk is thrown in, The china
that adorns the table Is Of every hue and
shape, Whiie the mantelpieces are decor
| ated with the skillful work of sailor hands,
such as painted shells, whales teeth,
carved images and foreign reeds and
grasses. Especially interesting is tho par
lor of the pilots home. Huge engrayings
of ships, steamers aud yachts adorn the
walls, while upon the tables and stands
| are the photographs OF sea captains and
comrades, of East Indian princes and
heather bellies. The furniture is miver-
sally expensive and elegant, and a., the
interior is arranged in happy free and
easy style in consonance with tse pilot &
life. Pride of home and family arc two
striking characteristics of all pilots. They
are never happier than when with thei,
wives and little ones. The pilots children
are, as rule, prototypes oe either papa
or mamma. Strong, sturdy, robust and
hilarious, the sons seem to inherit the
frankness and freedom of the father
while the daughters reflect the mGdesty
and beauty of their Inother,-New York
| World,
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Signal ropes for mines are on tla C..
tinent made of ditta metal, Tor the "a.
that this metal resists corrosion. 10
said TO have u tensile strength OF m,
than fifty tons per square inch of sScli.
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In the cork leg he has worn since the
war a WaynosblTg doctor discovered
large colony Of bedbuss this week. There
were at least SOC Of them. They seemed
to breed i'll the knee joint and in hole
on the side Of the limb. His wife, very
neat woman, tainted upon the discovery.
She had been mystifed by the fact that
the beds in her splendid mansion were
infested with vernlin. Houses which she
and her husband visited We're similarly
infested by the leg being unscrewed and
left on tie floor at night, The New
York firm to which the leg has been
sent f3r cleaning says that bedbugs have
a partially for cork legs.-Chicago
News.
Mrs. Robert T Lincoln keeps a scrap
book in which she preserves all the news
paper and Ggazine articles which appear
concerning her Immortal father-in-law.
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When de pea vine git too proud To lean
ON a stick 'tain't much service in De gar
deu,-J. q, Macon,
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Old Baltimore, in County Cork, Ire.
land, is waking up. The industrial fish
ing school recently established by the
Baroness Burdett-Cou will prove a
benefit rot only to the town but to the
whole of Ireland. The pupils are in
strpcted IL all the most improved methoda
Of fishing, and also in all the trades Incl
dental to that calling, such as carpentry,
coopering, ship and boat building, net,
rope and linemaking, sailmaking, fish
curing, etc.-New York Tribune.
A new novelty is an automatic pencil
that writes blue, red, violet ;.l.d bl,.cll ai
desired.
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she Whole Universe Was Once a Com
pIete Cadence-Discord Brought About
by Sin-The Human Intellect Out OF
Tune-Eow TO Restore Harmony.